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Capacity Building is important to enhancing the effectiveness of your Organization. Simmonds Ballentine, LLC provides a range of services to strengthen your Organization’s ability to achieve its mission and objectives.

The Challenge

Your Organization has high ambitions. The service you provide is much needed. However, for some reason you have been unable to reach your goals; you have been unable to communicate your message to a particular community; you have been unable to attain the level of effectiveness you desire. Your message is not being received and something more is needed.

The Solution

Our Capacity Building Services will enable you to reach those goals and fulfill your mission.

Organizational Development: A strong organization is important; it is of great benefit to ensure that your formation is done correctly. Your foundation must be sound, if your organization is to withstand internal and external storms. Your staff, board and volunteers will be much better builders if they receive the proper training and support. And, the purposes of the organization will be far better served if plans are carefully drawn and closely managed.

Communications: Do you have a community you need to reach, but your message is not being well-received? Our services will help you develop a communications strategy that will enable you to reach key stakeholders. Simmonds Ballentine, LLC is experienced in shaping your message to fit the proper tone for various sectors of the community, so that the message resonates loud and clear. We can also manage you communications efforts to ensure maximum effectiveness.

Coalition Building: Have you noticed how much is accomplished if you know the right folks? Things move quicker with the right partnerships. If you really want to see your goals achieved and your mission enhanced, you will draw much benefit from organizational and agency relationships. We help our Clients form relationships that will advance both reach and effectiveness, while also helping cut beauracracy to multiply your ability.